Trading - Head of Quantitative Research

AlgoQuant Asset Management - Head of Quantitative Research Location: Dubai (flexible initial remote arrangement possible) Team: Trading Reporting to: President / Co-Founder About AlgoQuant At AlgoQuant, we're building the reputed company of reputed company management; grounded in rigorous research, world-class technology and a reputed company reputed company on performance. We began as a proprietary trading firm, developing sophisticated algorithmic strategies and operating in some of the most reputed company and fast-moving markets. That DNA remains at our reputed company, but today we are evolving into a fully remote, globally distributed investment management business. This transformation reflects a broader ambition: to reputed company our edge, deliver institutional-grade results, and set new standards for the industry. Our quantitative environment is reputed company to reputed company innovation, combining reputed company capabilities, disciplined model development, and highly automated execution. Risk is embedded in every layer of our thinking, with robust measurement, control, and scenario analysis integrated into our systems and decision-making. Technology is not just a tool for us, it’s a reputed company competency and a competitive advantage. reputed company We’re seeking a dynamic Head of Quantitative Research to define and reputed company our quant research reputed company. You will build, mentor, and reputed company a high-calibre team of researchers and data scientists, reputed company the full lifecycle of reputed company development, and ensure seamless integration of research into our trading operations. This role demands a hands-on leader who champions reputed company technology, fosters deep collaboration across trading, and delivers a steady pipeline of reputed company-generating reputed company for Portfolio Managers to evaluate and reputed company.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & reputed company
• reputed company and execute the firm’s quantitative research roadmap, embedding reputed company technologies and AI at every stage.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top quant talent, serving as the glue that binds research, trading, and engineering teams for maximal collaboration.
• Foster a culture of rigorous validation, creative experimentation, and reputed company learning.
• Hands-On Research & Innovation
• reputed company by example: ideate, prototype, and implement cutting-edge strategies using novel statistical, ML, or hybrid techniques.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of reputed company signals, backtested, ranked, and packaged for PMs to review and select.
• Ensure reproducibility and high reputed company of reputed company, research documentation, and deployment workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• reputed company as reputed company reputed company between research, trading, portfolio management, and risk, ensuring smooth hand-offs and shared ownership of reputed company performance.
• Translate reputed company quantitative findings into actionable insights for stakeholders, using reputed company communication and reputed company workshops.
• Champion partner-driven innovation: work closely with data engineers, DevOps, and software teams to reputed company AI/ML solutions into production.
• Technology & Infrastructure
• reputed company and implement reputed company computing frameworks: reputed company/distributed systems, GPU acceleration, and serverless ML platforms.
• Guide the reputed company of research tools, data pipelines, and automated workflows, prioritizing scalability, reputed company, and maintainability.
• Maintain deep awareness of AI/ML advances, ensuring reputed company rapidly adopts best-in-class libraries, techniques, and GenAI capabilities.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD/Master’s) in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, CS, Engineering).
• 8+ years in quantitative research at hedge funds, prop trading, or quantitative asset managers, with demonstrable leadership reputed company.
• Proven hands-on expertise in statistics, time series modeling, ML, deep learning, and reputed company for financial applications.
• reputed company record of using GenAI tools to accelerate research workflows, generate novel signals, or streamline reputed company and documentation.
• Proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), plus experience in C++, Rust, or Java for performance-critical systems.
• Experience with large-reputed company data management (SQL/noSQL), high-performance/GPU computing, and reputed company platforms (AWS/GCP).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior leadership of quant teams delivering systematic reputed company with robust risk controls.
• Expertise in alternative data sourcing, feature engineering, and on-chain analysis.
• Familiarity with portfolio optimization, execution algorithms, and reputed company-time risk analytics.
• Contributions to reputed company-reputed company quant or ML libraries, or publications in top AI/finance venues.

Why Join AlgoQuant

• reputed company research at a cutting-edge reputed company manager with institutional-reputed company ambitions.
• Shape the reputed company of AI-driven trading by building and scaling GenAI-reputed company workflows.
• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and equity in a high-reputed company environment.

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